Articles filed under Science
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How you can see an annular solar eclipse this weekendOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Weather permitting, stargazers in the metropolitan Chicago region can view an annular solar eclipse around noon Saturday. The eclipse will have its maximum point at 11:5...
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NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraftOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - NASA is showing off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft — a jumble of black dust and rubble that's the most ever returned to Earth. Scientist...
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'It's a much clearer, prettier area': Libertyville High student-led Butler Lake shoreline restoration nears completionOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - The last plantings of the season along the south shoreline of Butler Lake in Libertyville came with common sense advice to ensure root balls made good contact with their...
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Karikó and Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for work that enabled mRNA vaccines against COVID-19Oct 02, 2023 1:00 am - STOCKHOLM - Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 that were critical in sl...
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Stargazing class in Hawthorn WoodsSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - Hawthorn Woods, an International Dark Sky Community, will be hosting stargazing classes Oct. 11 and 18. Participants will learn to operate a telescope, about night sky n...
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Goodnight, (super) moon: Harvest moon the last 'super' show of the yearSep 28, 2023 1:00 am - Supermoon fans have had quite a feast for the eyes lately, with four full moons since July getting the distinction. But all that comes to an end this week, with the arri...
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Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA's Frank Rubio sets U.S. space recordSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - A NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts returned to Earth on Wednesday after being stuck in space for just over a year. American Frank Rubio set a record for the lon...
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We carry DNA from extinct cousins like Neanderthals. Science is now revealing their genetic legacySep 26, 2023 1:00 am - Neanderthals live on within us. These ancient human cousins, and others called Denisovans, once lived alongside our early Homo sapiens ancestors. They mingled and had ch...
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Science paints a new picture of the ancient past, when we mixed and mated with other kinds of humansSep 24, 2023 1:00 am - What does it mean to be human? For a long time, the answer seemed clear. Our species, Homo sapiens - with our complex thoughts and deep emotions - were the only true hum...
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The fall equinox is here. What does that mean?Sep 22, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Fall is in the air - officially. The equinox arrives on Saturday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere. But what does that ac...